Hazards Planning Center
Planning Information Exchange
With a new award agreement granted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the successful Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar series has been extended for two additional years, starting October 1, 2018. APA will continue to act as the lead in an agreement with FEMA, with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) as a partner. The quarterly webinars will continue to revolve around four central themes:
- The information exchange focuses on all hazards.
- The information exchange focuses primarily on mitigation planning but also its connections with recovery planning and preparedness.
- APA and ASFPM act as co-conveners of all planning exchange webinars. This means that both organizations will use their respective web-based meeting platforms to set up, register, drive, facilitate, record, and provide technical support for all webinar meetings.
- Planning exchange hosts select topics and commit to moderate, present, and lead the planning exchange webinars.
Go Green With GASB 62!
April 25, 2019
CM | 1.5
Investments in distributed water strategies, including conservation/restoration projects and green infrastructure, can generate both water quality and flood loss reduction benefits. However, these initiatives are usually limited in scope and scale as they are funded as "annual expenses" in accordance with conventional accounting rules.
Recently, those accounting rules have been expanded to make it easier for cities, towns, and other public entities to finance decentralized projects. The General Accounting Standards Board (GASB)'s Statement 62, along with the new 2018 Implementation Guidance, provides a path forward for public utilities opting to capitalize expenses in distributed infrastructure. This new guidance has the potential for unlocking millions in new investment for funding green infrastructure and stormwater solutions, jumpstarting greater community resilience.
ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis, will moderate as Cynthia Koehler, executive director of the Water Now Alliance, and Janet Clements, an economist with Corona Environmental Consulting, discuss this new implementation guidance and its potential impacts. Specifically, the webinar will discuss:
- How the new GASB Guidance can support green stormwater infrastructure
- What you need to know to take advantage of the opportunity to use capital to scale up investment in decentralized projects
- Case studies from around the country where communities are starting to invest in decentralized systems
- Tap into Resilience, WaterNow's new website dedicated to helping communities and practitioners learn about and implement onsite, localized water strategies with tools, resources, and connections to experts
Meet the Presenters
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Presenter
Cynthia Koehler
Cynthia Koehler is the co-founder and executive director of the WaterNow Alliance, a nonprofit network of water leaders dedicated to catalyzing sustainable water solutions in communities across the West. She is an environmental attorney and water policy expert with 20 years of experience working on California and federal water policy, and was previously the Legislative Director for California water issues for the Environmental Defense Fund, and Legal Director for Save San Francisco Bay Association. Koehler has also served on the Board of the Marin Municipal Water District Board for the last decade and is currently Board President. She is the recipient of various awards, including The Bay Institute's Hero of the Bay Award, and serves on the Board of the Water Education Foundation among other organizations. Koehler holds a BA from Pomona College in Claremont, California, and JD and Environmental Law Certificate from the University of Oregon School of Law. -
Presenter
Janet Clements
Janet Clements specializes in water resources planning and natural resource and environmental economics. She conducts benefit-cost, triple-bottom line (TBL), and economic impact analyses to evaluate the economic, social, and environmental implications of policies and programs. Clements is a noted economic expert in the water sector, specifically in the fields of integrated water resource management, water supply planning, green infrastructure, and affordability of water and wastewater services. She also works on climate vulnerability and adaptation planning in relation to water resources, assesses the value of climate services and information, and has extensive experience analyzing water use and trends across sectors. Clements has led several studies to assess the non-market benefits of water resources and related programs. -
Moderator
Chad Berginnis
Chad Berginnis became executive director of ASFPM in July 2012 after joining the organization in 2011. Since 2000, he has served ASFPM as insurance committee chair, mitigation policy committees' coordinator, vice chair, and chair. Berginnis received his Bachelor of Science in natural resources from Ohio State University. Since 1993, his work has focused on floodplain management, hazard mitigation, and land-use planning at the state, local, and private sector level.
View Past Webinars
View Presentations from Past Webinars
Previous webinars are available to be viewed anytime and anyplace shortly after their debut.
- Flood Economics (February 13, 2019) CM | 1.5
- Current Research Topics in Disasters, Hazard Mitigation, and Resilience (October 9, 2018) CM | 1.5
- Flood Risk Reduction: Putting Planning Into Practice (July 18, 2018) CM | 1.5
- The Fire/Flood Dynamic: Linkages, Tools, and Actions (May 15, 2018) CM | 1.5
- Flood Hazard Mitigation in Historic Districts (January 31, 2018) CM | 1.0
- Planning Integration for Resilience Scorecard (October 4, 2017) CM | 1.5
- Naturally Resilient Communities (May 30, 2017) CM | 1.5
- Post-Disaster Temporary Housing: Urban Planning Considerations (March 23, 2017) CM | 1.0
- Subdivision Design and Flood Hazard Areas (December 2, 2016) CM | 1.0
- State Resiliency Initiatives: From Issue to Action! (September 22, 2016) CM | 1.0
- Combining Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plans (July 7, 2016) CM | 1.0
- Know Your Dam Risk! (May 6, 2016) CM | 1.5
- Adapting Urban Vacant Land to Mitigate Hazards (February 26, 2016) CM | 1.0
- Hazard Mitigation Implementation (December 10, 2015) CM | 1.0
- Hazards Planning and Resilience: The Elected Official's Perspective (October 19, 2015)
- Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience (June 30, 2015) CM | 1.0
- The Role of Hazard Mitigation in Post-Disaster Recovery (May 6, 2015)